Happy NSD... Challenges Galore!!!

Hello Everyone,

Well I hope you had an absolute blast with us today.

I know I sure had fun seeing all these talented ladies projects.  And learned some new tricks too.. :)

The Challenges will be up until 6 pm May 10th, ( 5/10 ) and the Coupon codes are good Through Monday May 6th.

Scroll down to see all the wonderful posts and all 11 Challenges.

hugs,

NSD Challenge #11

Hello Everyone,

So sorry... Challenge 11 did not go live yesterday.


Here it is:

CHALLENGE:

Child(ren) - A project that has child(ren) in it, reminds you of child(ren), is for child(ren) or done by Child(ren)

Here is Pumpkin's project.  Made by her!

This is her "Hot Air Balloon"... notice the cup actually has toys in it... lol

Link up your projects below.

NSD challenge "Make the Most of Your 6x6" with June - cards

  Hi, this is June Houck with your next NSD challenge

here at Pumpkin Spice.

 I set a challenge for myself, and I hope it inspires you too:  

Make the most of your 6x6 

I love collecting 6x6 pads, and even though many of my pads are well-loved and down to bare bones, I wanted to challenge my self to actually try to use an entire pad.

I purchased this Fancy Pants "Time for Spring" 6x6

at Shop Pumpkin Spice for just $4.20

1.  I separated and grouped like papers together:

This pad has two of every pattern (18 patterns/36 sheets).

• I grouped solids at the top
• nearly solids (tone w/ white) in the middle
• and busy patterns

2.  I chose a busy pattern, sketched a card, and tried to create as many cards as I could from the patterned paper.

  I created two of these hexagon cards.  The popped up hexagons were fussy cut from the scrap strips I cut off.

Then I chose the bold flowers paper and fussy cut these flowers from it, and a few paper strips from other papers in the pad.  I fussy cut 6 flowers total because I also made two of this card:

and from the scraps of the bold flower paper I created four cards like this one:

Hmmm...I did not succeed in using the whole 6x6; 

I still have 25 of the 36 full sheets 

plus scraps to play with, 

but I made 8 cards already from a $4.20 pad.

Niiiiiice!

Challenge (and a chance to win  a $20 gift card to Shop Pumpkin Spice):

Create 2 (or more) cards from any of your 6x6 paper pads

Make the most of your 6x6!

Happy National Scrapbook Day!  June

NSD - Court's Challenge - Throwback to Kindergarten: Doodle AND Color!

So, Shop Pumpkin Spice is doing a huge set of challenges and each one that you participate in gets you a chance to win $20 to the SPS store... as in $20 EVERY HOUR (not $20 total... $20 EVERY hour. Crazy. It's like a non-profit for the paper-less. :))

Here it the challenge I (Court from Court's Crafts) chose for you:

Throwback to Kindergarten: Doodle AND Color on your project. 

To participate in the challenge, link up at the bottom of this page.

I doodled the black (around the card and the lines to either side of the sentiment) and white pen dots.
The flowers are stamps which I colored in with a ProMarker.

Recipe:

• Paper:
• MME: The Sweetest Thing: Lavender "Fabulous" Berries Paper™ (off white)
• MME: The Sweetest Thing: Honey "Simply Lovely" Damask Paper™ (yellow damask background)
• Brads: MME: Lost and Found 2: Sunshine "Sunshine" Brads™
• Ribbon: MME: Stella and Rose Hattie "Boy" Trims™
• Promarker in Sandstone™
• Stamp: Penny Black "Friendship"™
• Ink: My Pink Stamper: Darkest Night (LOVE this ink! - all three of these are amazing!)
• White Gel Pen
• Sewing machine and thread
• Crocheted flower came from an old SPS kit
• Bo Bunny: Double Dot: Wine Dot

CHALLENGE:

Throwback to Kindergarten: Doodle AND Color on your project. 

Check back EVERY hour at the Shop Pumpkin Spice blog to see all of our challenges! :)

Shop Pumpkin Spice has also given us a COUPON CODE for the store!!! She is having crazy sales - just click on the sale section! The coupon code for my post is: NSD9 for 10% off your order today!!! Click HERE to go to the store.

Hello! Are you enjoying National Scrapbooking Day? I hope you are having a day filled with paper crafty fun!

To celebrate NSD, we have added a twist to our monthly blog hop. The twist----- there will be a special challenge at each DT blog on the hop. You will have 11 fun NSD challenges to participate in and 11 chances to win a $20 gift certificate to ShopPumpkinSpice.com!

My challenge is “Things with Wings”.

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I know I need a some Mother’s Day cards.   I decided on using some layered butterflies to show off the beautiful papers from October Afternoon’s Woodland park collection.   Aren’t they gorgeous?



If you love these papers as much as I do, you can get this 8x8 paper collection containing 46 sheets for just $8.75 at Shop Pumpkin Spice.
You can take another 10% off your purchase by using coupon code NSD8.
Be sure to stop back so you don’t miss any fun. All challenge submissions should be linked up on the DT member’s challenge post on the Pumpkin Spice blog. Join our challenge for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the Pumpkin Spice shop.
Don’t forget you can use coupon code NSD8 for 10% off your order!
Thank you for stopping by! I hope you will join my “Things with Wings” challenge.  Please link your challenge submission below.

Supplies:

• Papers: Bazzill Basics kraft, white, blossom CS, October Afternoon Woodland Park 8x8 paper pack
• Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Provo Craft Seeing Spots embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities, small heart punch, Cricut, My Time Made Easy Flutters & Blossoms SVG
• Embellishments: Twinery bakers twine, pearls
• Technique: Custom rub on
• Font: Jenna Sue

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CHALLENGE:

THINGS WITH WINGS

NSD "Let's Catch Up": Layout Challenge with Missy

Good morning everyone!

Happy National Scrapbook Day everyone!!

This is Missy from Quick Chick Designs!!  We're so happy you've joined us for National Scrapbook Day!!  In case you're just joining in, today we're having a new challenge every hour for ELEVEN hours straight, and EACH challenge that you participate in, you have a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the Shop Pumpkin Spice store. You read that right---$20 every hour!!  That's terrific!!

OK now on to my challenge!!  I've been trying really hard to get caught up on  my scrapbooks lately.  So, I figured that with today being National Scrapbook Day, it would be a great chance to continue working on some layouts--so I'm doing a layout challenge!!

CHALLENGE: Create a ONE or a TWO page scrapbook layout!!!

This is a layout I created for a day we took my little guy to the park. This  is actually the left side of a two page layout.  I wanted to focus on this side, because this is where the cute scrappy elements are at.  Here are a couple of close ups of the images I used, they were all cut with my Silhouette Cameo.  Here's the title.  I incorporated a little bit of the pattern paper from the bottom in the lettering.

Here's a close up of the cute merry go round.  I added a little pattern paper here as well.

My favorite part of the layout is the super fun jungle gym.  A lot of the pictures I'm using on the layout have him playing on a very similar style gym, so it fit perfectly!

 The second page  of the layout is just going to be a collage of pictures (which haven't made it back from the printer yet, grrrr!!!) but I wanted to share the page with you, as I will be  able to get a ton of photos---10 total---on there!

Recipe

Echo Park Playground: Capture the Flag

Echo Park Playground: Monkey Bars

Echo Park Playground: Jump Rope

Echo Park Playground: Merry Go Round

Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette Studio Designer Edition

Miss Kate Cuttable: Playing in the Park

Be sure to check back EVERY HOUR for a new challenge!!


CHALLENGE: Create a ONE or a TWO page scrapbook layout

Shop Pumpkin Spice has also given us a COUPON CODE for the store!!  The coupon code for my post is NSD7 for 10% off your order---10% off already low prices, and terrific SALE prices as well!!  Click HERE to visit the store!!!

NSD - "His and Hers Challenge" with Heather

Hi there! Heather here from Houses Built of Cards to share my hourly challenge with you!

I hope you have been joining in on the fun so far today as we celebrate National Scrapbooking Day! Each hour there is a new challenge posted, with a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to Shop Pumpkin Spice for each challenge you enter! Amazing, right?

I also have a coupon code for you - use NSD6 today at Shop Pumpkin Spice to save an extra 10% off your entire purchase today through Monday! 

I picked "His and Hers" as the theme for my challenge. Interpret it how you like - either make a set of cards or layouts that include one girl and boy design, make a wedding or anniversary card or layout that is for a couple, or whatever your imagination comes up with! 

I decided to use one design to make both a girl and boy baby card - that way if you know someone who doesn't find out in advance whether they are having a boy or girl (like me!) - you have one of each card ready to go right away after they are born! 

Here is the girl version:

And here is the boy version: 

Here are the supplies from Shop Pumpkin Spice that I used (click on them to link directly to them in the store):

Crate Paper Little Bo Peep 6x6 paper pad - $4.20

Crate Paper Little Boy Blue 6x6 paper pad - $4.20

Twinery Twine - New Color Sampler Pack - $3.50

Bo Bunny Clear Stamps Sentiments - $3.49

Bo Bunny 4" Doilies - $2.09

Bazzil Classic White Cardstock - $5.00

Silhouette Cameo Machine - 269.99

Silhouette Studio Designer Edition Upgrade - $35.00

CHALLENGE: His & Her

 Interpret it how you like - either make a set of cards or layouts that include one girl and boy design, make a wedding or anniversary card or layout that is for a couple, or whatever your imagination comes up with! 

Challenges will all be open until Friday of next week - so you have plenty of time to play along! Can't wait to see what you create!!!

Next up Missy!

Carissa's NSD Inspiration and Challenge

Welcome to the Pumpkin Spice Blog hop. This is Carissa from Happily Ever Paper Crafter.

Today my post is all about WASHI TAPE. The amazing stuff that is versatile and colorful and decorative and useful and sticky but not too sticky. Yup, I love me some washi tape.

I created two projects to share with you. The first is a 3D paper box that I cut with my Cricut and decorated with washi tape.

The second are these are two cards I made using the washi tape as both decorative and functional. The bottom layer of tape is holding the pocket together to create the envelope.

 Here is a video showing how I created these projects!

Supplies:

My Mind's Eye "Indie Chic" collection

get it all here

Variety of

Washi Tape found here

Paper Smooches "Bee Mine" stamp set

find all the stamps here

My Mind's Eye enamel dots

found here

I hope you were inspired by some of these creations. There are so many different ways to use washi tape, so many techniques, that I could do a whole video series about it. 

In celebration of National Scrapbooking Day we'd love to offer you a coupon for 10% off your entire purchase at Shop Pumpkin Spice. Just enter the Coupon Code NSD5.

The prize for each challenge winner is $20 gift certificate to the store!!

Challenge: WASHI TAPE

Project using Washi Tape

Next up Heather

NSD Use Your Scraps Challenge with Saundra

Hi There! Saundra here from  Luv Scrapping Together!

This month we are celebrating National Scrapbooking Day with a Challenge every hour. 

 

Every challenge you participate in gives you a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the SPS store. That's is $20 per challenge! all you have to do is link up to the challenge in which you are participating.

 I will tell you my challenge at the end of this post.

 Here is what I have created today. I made 2 shaped cards using my scraps to create them.

For this card, I used Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge to create the base , the scallop, and the hat.

The base was cut from Bazzill Kraft cardstock. All of my scraps came from Echo Park's Paradise Beach 6x6 paper pad. This is a fun and colorful collection of beach and summer prints.

I added a brad from MME The Sweetest Thing Sunshine Brads and added some baker's twine in Blossom from The Twinery.

The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Birthday Doodles set and stamped with My Pink Stamper's Darkest Night ink.

To finish my card off, I added some faux stitiching with my white gel pen and a ribbon from my stash.

Here you can see how this card folds open. The Cricut cartridge has this shape built right in.

For my second card, I started with the same Bazzill Kraft cardstock but this time I used 2 circles that I cut from Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge. In the picture below it shows how I attached them to create the base. The circle and starburst shape also came from Accent Essentials.

I cut the party hat from Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge.

My scraps for this card came form MME The Sweetest Thing "Tangarine" 6x6 pad. I LOVE the prints in the collection. They are just so pretty.

I made a pom pom from The Twinery Baker's Twine in Mandarin for some embellishment.

This sentiment is also from My Pink Stamper's Birthday Doodles set and stamped with MPS Darkest Night Ink.

To make a shaped card without using software to weld your images togetheris to cut 2 of the same shape. Score one of the shapes about 1 1/2 inches from the edge and just add adhesive to that part. It's very easy and the plus side is that your shapes will not have a flattened side.

Ok, so here is my challenge:

Make a shaped card using your scraps!

To participate in this challenge, just link up at the end of this post. I cannot wait to see what you create with your scraps!

Shop Pumpkin Spice has also given us a COUPON CODE for the store!!! She is having crazy sales - just click on the sale section! The coupon code for my post is: NSD4 for 10% off your order today!!! Click HERE to go to the store.

Have fun today! The next challenge will be posted at 9 AM pst. with Carissa!

NSD Lezlye's Challenge- Instant Photo

Happy National Scrapbook Day!! Lezlye here from Lezlye's Ink and Paper Creations. To celebrate Shop Pumpkin Spice has a discount code to save 10% off any sized order. (Scroll down for my code) Also we have a challenge every hour by SPS designers, everyone that you participate in gives you a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to the Shop!

Graduation Inspiration

I just LOVE this card!! Wish I had a girl Graduating this year!
Papers are My Minds Eye Sweetest thing
Sentiments
My Pink Stamper Congratulations and Happy Graduation
Penny Black Simply the Best Edge to Edge
Polaroid Frame Die Lawn Fawn
SU Top Note Die
White Cardstock
Cardstock
Yellow Stickles

For my challenge"instant photo" 

Use a retro photo frame like a Polaroid in your creation. Card scrapbook page whatever!

For a discount on www.shoppumpkinspice.com

Coupon code NSD3  



Next up Saundra!

AGNES' NSD Post & Challenge

hello
 this is flowerdisco from flowerdisco's scrap hut welcoming you to the 

pumpkin spice "blog hop", a "challenge" and a celebration of 
"National Scrapbooking Day".
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we have a slightly different way for today's hop just to spice up a bit our routine. each one of us has made a project with a different theme in mind. each challenge post will have a 10% discount code (scroll down to find your code) to use at the pumpkin spice store and each designer will pick their own challenge winner for a $20 gift certificate also for the pumpkin spice store.
we think this change of venue for today will be fun, you do not want to miss it.

my challenge for you is to make a project with a mother's theme...easy peasy.
it can be any occasion project not just for mother's day but it has to be for a mother.
and it needs to be a new project for this challenge

my card for today goes to all of you with love.

Dearest Mommy

3.5"inches wide by 5 inches tall

for my card base i use the cricut cartridge Just Because Cards. i also used the cuttlebug for my dry embossing.

the beautiful patterned papers are from my mind's eye, the  six by six  paper pad called 

a mother's love and another favorite of mine the lost and found two collection called sunshine.

both paper pads can be found here.

the elements for my card were die cut using a spellbinder die found here on page 4. i am pretty impressed by how nice these dies cut too. i do not own many and i think this is the first time i used one. this specific one is by donna salazar.

the sentiment was a circle from the a mother's love pad that i adjusted a bit and the sewing was done with my sewing machine. i am always amaze how a little sewing adds so much to a project. the pink enamel dots on some of the scallops are also from my mind's eye the sweetest thing collection and you can see them here. i am in love with them.

this is your coupon code to use at the 
pumpkin spice store:
NSD2 
for 10% off your purchase
please, do remember to come back with the link to your project...add it to linky below.

i need to see your project to be able to add it to the entries for a chance to win the $20 gift certificate to the pumpkin spice store.

Challenge:

make a project with a mother's theme

we thank you so much for your support and for joining us in this journey.

last, a reminder of our invitation to participate in our challenges, you are going to be real happy if you win.

now let's have a great  NSD day!

NSD Blog Hop & Challenge with Denine

Hi There! Denine here from  A Day With A Paper Addict!

This month we are celebrating National Scrapbooking Day with a Challenge every hour. 

Every challenge you participate in gives you a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the SPS store. That's is $20 per challenge! all you have to do is link up to the challenge in which you are participating.

I will tell you my challenge at the end of this post.

Here is what I have created today.

I made another cow card... hehehe.  But check her out... She is polka-dot.. hehehe

Ok, so here is my challenge:

Make a ANIMAL card!

use your imagination

To participate in this challenge, just link up at the end of this post. I cannot wait to see what you create!

Shop Pumpkin Spice has also given us a COUPON CODE for the store!!! 
The coupon code for my post is: NSD1 for 10% off your order today!!! Click HERE to go to the store.

Have fun today! The next challenge will be posted at 6 AM pst. with Agnes!

Click her for Challenge details and Winner Announcement for last Challenge

Winner Announcements... Blog Hop News! Happy NSD

Happy Saturday Everyone!

This is our Winner Announcement for the Nature Challenge, Monthly Challenge Winner and Order Lottery Winner.

We have a special celebration this week with 11 different Challenges this week instead of our normal 1.

Here are the details for the Challenges:

• Create a NEW project for each Challenge. Each submission must be a new project 
• Post your Challenge Themed project on your blog. 
• Mention and link the PumpkinSpiceBlog.blogspot.com Challenge somewhere in your blog post. 

Each Challenge winner will receive the Winner button and a $20 Gift Certificate for ShopPumpkinSpice.

So be sure to check back at 5 am for our first post.

The inspiration and challenges will be hourly starting at 5 am and ending at 3 pm.

We are all so excited to share our fun projects with you!

See you then!

  OK... Here we go!! 

  WINNERS

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We have 3 winners to announce...

1st.. the Weekly Challenge winner

Let's give a round of applause for last weeks winner - The Random Pick Winner is......

Submission #26

Woot Hoot.... Congratulations Sherrie of Scraps with Passion

Here is her amazing project..... Make sure you hop over to her blog and admire the rest of her wonderful projects.  

Sherrie ~ Be sure to copy the code in the right column for your WINNER button and proudly display it anywhere you would like!

2nd.... the Monthly Challenge Winner

Congratulations Submission 68! 

KT or Stamping Kitty on Splitcoast Stampers

You have won our $25 surprise Package.

Please email me with your mailing information

and be sure you grab our Winner blinkie to the Right and Display it with Honor!

Do you all want to know what she is getting?

Ok... Here it is

Super Fun, Right!
I have so much fun with this Girlie Doodles Fun Set.

And lastly... #3 Winner Announcement!

Our Monthly Order "LOTTERY" winner!

Congratulations Constance Norgaard-Grimsby !

You are the Lucky winner of our April "Full Refund" Lottery!

A refund is being processed for you now!  Thank you so much for your order with ShopPumpkinSpice.

 Hope everyone had fun on the blog hop today... and be sure you join our Weekly blog hop for you chance to win and remember we have a MONTHLY ORDER LOTTERY at www.ShopPumpkinSpice.com, so you have a change every month to win a full refund of your order.

Only 5 hours for the fun to begin.... see you soon.

Today's Daily SPS Inspiration with Denine - Card

Good Morning Everyone,

I made a COW Card today. hehe

I have been wanting to use my Martha Steward 'fence' punch for so long and finally did.

Isn't she cute!  Waiting for you at the fence... hehehe

Yahoo.... tomorrow is NSD.  I think maybe they should just call it National Play with Paper day. hehe

During our Monthly Blog Hop we will be celebrating NSD with a Challenge on Every Stop.  

The twist.... Design Team members will be posting Hourly starting at 5 am PST

Challenge submissions will be posted on the PumpkinSpice blog but each Design Team member will select their winner.

We will also have our normal Challenge & Winners Posted at Midnight

Here is the line up for the NSD Celebration

• 5 am Denine http://adaywithapaperaddict.blogspot.com/
• 6 am Agnes (FLOWERDISCO): http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/
• 7 am Lezlye: http://lezlyes.blogspot.com/
• 8 am Saundra: http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com
• 9 am Carissa:  http://happilyeverpapercrafter.blogspot.com/
• 10 am Heather: www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com
• 11 am Missy:  www.quickchickdesigns.blogspot.com
• 12 noon cheryl (Shestamps): http://shestamps.blogspot.com/
• 1 pm Court: http://www.courtscrafts.blogspot.com/
• 2 pm June: http://www.simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com
• 3 pm Denine www.pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com

Each NSD Challenge winner will receive the SPS Winner badge for their blog and a $20 Gift Certificate to ShopPumpkinSpice.com

Come join the fun.